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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Gulf Coast companies Win Sustainable Florida AwardsOrion Bank earnings grow by 30%Edgewater Beach Hotel & Club adds 1,100 square feetFamily Business reports differing opinions on economy

  • News
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 20, 2024
$25M Sarasota-UTC area furniture store to go big and green

City Furniture will open a 120,000-square-foot showroom in UTC's East District by summer 2025.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 10, 2025
Bradenton firm to merge with HR tech company

Both companies provide humane resources solutions for small and mid-sized businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 16, 2023
St. Pete apartment complex gets $40.6 million in financing

A Boston-area lender provided the loan to Vantage St. Pete, the EDGE district apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 7, 2023
Want $100K and free flights? Get a job at this Port Charlotte resort.

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor rolled out its employee benefits and retention package as it prepares for an October opening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2023
$15 million spec office building opening in Pasco fills up fast

The building on State Road 54 was built as part of a program using Penny for Pasco funds to entice developers to build and help recruit targeted industries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 18, 2022
$2B bank CEO is blunt: The recession is here — and might stick around through 2024

"To me the question is how long and how severe this recession will go," Sunwest Chair and CEO Eric Hovde says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2006
Quay project moves forward

The developer still plans to build a $1 billion mixed-use complex on 14.5 acres in downtown Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2009
Fraga Properties buys Plant City Crossings

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  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2011
Hillsborough taxes down the (sink)hole

In Hillsborough County, it appears sinkholes are a hole in the ground into which taxpayers shovel money.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2012
Academia Sanchez-Casal buys Naples Bat & Tennis Club

The Naples Bath & Tennis Club and six surrounding apartment units sold for $3.27 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2011
Jackson Lab still has many hurdles ahead

Jackson Lab may have selected Sarasota County for its 120,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, but that's just one of several steps to making it a reality.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
Unemployment tab is $61M for Florida

Employers already paying record sums in unemployment compensation taxes can't be all too pleased to owe even more.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2021
School for entrepreneurs — finally — gets a place to call home

Lucas Hall at Florida Gulf Coast University's Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship opened Aug. 11

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2022
Investor buys two Clearwater hotels, transforming them into apartments

A joint venture between Miami investment and Mexico City private equity firms has bought two properties near airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Teachable moment: Cybersecurity pioneer victimized by identity theft scheme

A scammer applied for a loan and unemployment benefits under the name of Stu Sjouwerman, the founder and CEO of Clearwater, Florida, cybersecurity firm KnowBe4.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2020
Foundation hosts matching grant challenge for health care system

Donations will help provide additional ventilators, protective gear, mobile units and employee relief.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2020
Marketing adviser offers companies tips for marketing during crisis

Ryan Dohrn shared strategies during a webinar hosted by the Observer Media Group.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2020
Business turnaround specialist offers strategies for crisis

Paul Fioravanti of Qadent Management Services says companies can regain control by focusing on six elements.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2017
Downtown Sarasota to get another condo tower

Core Development filed preliminary plans for an 18-story condo tower.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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